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Rask
10/07/09

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Good job Gizmodo following up on the story to highlight the other providers. You guys and Neowin are the only ones that have done this.

The rest of the blogs seem to be content on letting Microsoft take the brunt of the bad publicity.
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bagellord
10/07/09

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Did they say how long it took for the list to come together? I remember awhile back I got a funny looking email saying that somebody had tried to hack my gmail account and I needed to change my password. It gave a convincing link, but I changed it from my account settings manually and totally deleted the email.

The email I got was pretty convincing, it really looked like it may have come from Google. I just changed it and watched my account closely for a while afterward.
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jakebathman
10/07/09

@bagellord: Just assume that any official email won't have a link to do anything. It'll just tell you what to do, and let you do it yourself ("manually" if you will)
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bagellord
10/15/09

@jakebathman: Yup. I did it manually even with the convenient "link" in there. #hotmailgmailemailphishing
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Monty
10/07/09

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That is why I only send communications with a pen and paper since this information superhighway stuff is just too trixy. Don't be a geek - toss that computer into your bathtub and set your spirit free!

Or, sure - use different passwords for each site, change them regularly, and don't fall for emails with bad grammar with a link asking you to adjust your Gmail password that connects you to an IP address in Guatemala.

Tossing the computer in the bathtub is more fun, though.
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bwcbwc
10/07/09

@Monty: If you toss your computer into the bathtub while you're in the bathtub, you have an excellent chance of setting your spirit free permanently.
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jakebathman
10/07/09

@Monty: I FIX ALL YOU'RE COMPUTER WORRIES! NO CHARGE!

E - mail me at the soonest time with your computer password! : fixcomputersfast4cheaporfree@hotmail.com

DO NOT reply to this message! Follow these instructions for fast service!
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OCEntertainment
10/07/09

@Monty: But....but they promised me happiness much! How could I not log to in with my full last password?!
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